Seven Crowns

At the Karl Benz Stadium, after Udinese scored a goal and led Hoffenheim, their defensive counterattack became more resolute, and the restrictions on Lu Wenbin were also stricter.

Even if Lu Wenbin worked harder, it was useless.

Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Lu Wenbin did not get a chance to shoot, and Salihovic and others did not create a free kick in a good position for him.

The only free kick Hoffenheim got in the first half was from a wide position on the side. Lu Wenbin didn't dare to use and waste system skills, and finally took a kick and hit it on the side net.

The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 01, and Hoffenheim fell behind at home.

In the commentary seat, the German commentator was worried, and the Italian commentator looked soaring, forming a sharp contrast.

In the first half, Hoffenheim was scored by Udinese. What the Germans didn't expect was that Lu Wenbin, who scored so many goals in the league, was completely restricted by Udinese. He even had a chance to shoot in the penalty area. Neither got it.

Udinese's defense against Lu Wenbin was so successful, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

It seems that Udinese must have carried out targeted training on the characteristics of Hoffenheim and Lu Wenbin before the game, so that Lu Wenbin was so successful in this game.

If Hoffenheim can't come up with a solution at halftime, maybe Hoffenheim will lose at home.

At that time, the second round will go to the away game to make a comeback, and the possibility will be even lower.

In the locker room of the home team, Ralph was indeed adjusting the tactics for the second half.

Udinese's backcourt defense is too dense, and the Italian-style chain defense and zone defense are really powerful. It is really difficult for Lu Wenbin to defend in the penalty area and get a chance to shoot.

In view of Lu Wenbin's high shooting accuracy, Ralph decided to let Lu Wenbin retreat to a line parallel to Salihovic and Eduardo, and the formation changed to 4132.

Salihovic and Eduardo moved to the two sides, leaving a middle position for Lu Wenbin, and were responsible for delivering shells to him from both sides.

With Lu Wenbin's shooting accuracy, even if the distance is extended, as long as he gets a chance to shoot, the probability of hitting the goal frame is still the highest in the team.

Although lacking in strength,

The ball is not fast, but as long as it hits the goal frame, there is a chance to score, which is better than not even having a chance to shoot.

There is no such way of playing in the league because it is unnecessary, but now there is no other way, we can only let Lu Wenbin withdraw from the penalty area and play more long shots.

Of course, when there is a chance, other players should break through more and make more fouls by the opponent, so as to create opportunities for Lu Wenbin to take free kicks in the frontcourt.

At the same time, because Salihovic and Eduardo moved to the two sides, Lu Wenbin's defensive ability was too weak, and the defensive pressure in the middle increased greatly.

Therefore, the defensive midfielder Gustavo needs to move forward to protect Lu Wenbin's back. The back line shrinks to the middle, pay attention to protecting the middle, and prevent the opponent from counterattacking from the middle by taking advantage of Lu Wenbin's defensive weakness.

Then, Ibisevic and Demba Ba continued to stay in the front, dragging Udinese's defense and preventing them from pressing out to encircle Lu Wenbin.

Most importantly, Ralph asked everyone to speed up the passing and receiving of the ball.

He believes that Hoffenheim did not score a goal in the first half. In addition to Lu Wenbin being restricted to death, it was also related to their slow passing and running speed.

Hoffenheim's rhythm is fine when playing in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga, but playing in the UEFA Cup, especially when playing against Serie A teams that are good at defense, if the rhythm is slow, they are waiting for others to prepare for defense.

Only by speeding up the pace can we have more opportunities.

Although there will be more mistakes in that way, Hoffenheim is already behind anyway, and they can't care so much, so they can only fight.

After 15 minutes, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

As the leading side, Udinese will naturally not change easily, and still insist on their defensive counterattack strategy.

Then, everyone discovered that Lu Wenbin withdrew from the penalty area and stood on the same line with Eduardo and Salihovic.

This made the Udinese players breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as he leaves the restricted area, Lu Wenbin's threat will be greatly reduced.

Judging from Lu Wenbin's previous scoring data, except for free kicks, Lu Wenbin's long-range goals outside the penalty area are pitifully small.

Therefore, after forcing Lu Wenbin out of the penalty area, Marino and his team members relaxed their vigilance, feeling that Lu Wenbin who was out of the penalty area was not much of a threat.

Lu Wenbin immediately felt a sense of openness.

Although there are still Udinese midfielders outside the penalty area trying their best to block the ball passed by the Hoffenheim players to Lu Wenbin, but after all, it cannot compare with the density of defensive positions in the penalty area, let alone Hoffenheim has improved. Improve the overall running position and passing speed.

Moreover, in the middle of the midfield, Lu Wenbin can not only receive passes from Eduardo and Salihovic on both sides, but also return passes from forwards Ibisevic and Demba Ba, as well as from the backcourt Gustavo, Baker, etc. It can be received by people.

Lu Wenbin felt that there were many more passing routes than in the first half, whether it was passed to him by his teammates or he passed to his teammates.

So, only 5 minutes after the opening of the second half, in the 50th minute, Lu Wenbin finally got a chance to kick the goal.

He received a pass from full-back Baker in the right of the center, and then made a two-to-one collision with Eduardo, passing the opponent's No. 21 midfielder Diego Stino and kicking the goal.

The ball drew a weak arc in the air and fell to the dead corner behind the goal.

However, the distance of this ball is indeed too far, more than 30 meters. Lu Wenbin's physical attributes are not enough, resulting in insufficient strength, so the ball speed is not fast.

Handanovic, who has always been known for his concentration and stable performance, immediately moved to the back point, jumped up and pushed the ball out of the crossbar with his palm, causing Lu Wenbin and others and countless fans in the stands to hug their heads and sigh.

This was Lu Wenbin's first truly threatening kick in the whole game, and it was still a dead corner, but unexpectedly, it was all thrown out by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Then Hoffenheim's corner kick was grabbed by Ibisevic, but under the interference of the opponent's defender, he headed the ball directly above the crossbar and failed to score.

The game continued.

After leaving the penalty area, Lu Wenbin's threat did drop a lot.

But Lu Wenbin and his teammates were not discouraged.

There is a simple theory in football, that is, as long as there are enough shots, goals will definitely be scored. The so-called quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Putting it on Lu Wenbin, whose shooting attribute is full in 2020, the number of shots will be greatly reduced.

As long as Lu Wenbin is given enough time and shots, even outside the penalty area, Lu Wenbin can still score.

Therefore, next, Hoffenheim continued to gather the strength of the whole team to create opportunities for Lu Wenbin to shoot, and wanted to score early to equalize the score.

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